North Platte River
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The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately 716 miles (1,152 km) long, counting its many curves. In a straight line, it travels about 550 miles (890 km), along its course through the U.S. states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
Canoers on the North Platte River near the Colorado - Wyoming border in Northgate Canyon
Dry stream channel on the North Platte River in Goshen County, Wyoming during May 2002 drought conditions
The Trappers Route Special Recreation Management Area is located north of Casper, Wyoming along the North Platte River.
Pathfinder Dam on the North Platte River
Casper, Wyoming
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Casper is a city in, and the county seat of, Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, with the population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census. Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field.
The waterfall at Casper's Rotary Park, at the base of Casper Mountain
Sinclair's Casper refinery in nearby Evansville
Casper, as seen from Casper Mountain, where a majority of the city's FM and TV stations broadcast from.